Salsa Groove
Pepin is one of the great percussionist of the last 50 years. From
the '60s he has recorded with everyone from Mario Bauza right through
to Wayne Gorbea and pop salsa stars like La India and Victor Manuelle,
Panamanian reggae star El General and the late, great arranger,
facilitator and vibes player Louie Ramirez. In fact it would be
easier to say who Papo has not pounded the skins with than to go
through the 80-plus recordings he has actually done. One of his
regular jobs is providing the percussion for the Africando rhythm-track
sessions. And every Sunday at Birdland in New York he plays with
the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band.
